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Do you want water?

All right. I will bring water.

Just wait a little.

It is the worst when someone can't even get water before he dies.

Let's go now.

She finished the letter by signing "Baek Dol's Mother, Yoon."

"Baek Dol"?

Yes, sire!

According to my husband

as Your Majesty's mother thought of her son...

tears poured from her eyes.

She wished, even just for once

she'd be able to hold the First Son and say...

"Baek Dol!"

as she would like to call her son.

Baek Dol is...

the birth name that my mother gave me.

It is...

the only thing...

that my mother left me.

Three years after Your Majesty's mother was expelled from the palace

she learned that the Prince, Your Majesty's younger brother, passed away.

She prayed that she'd be able to protect the First Son.

So she wrote the letter and found people who shared her sentiment.

But in the end...

She received poison as a result.

Sire, when King Seongjong became furious

and ordered Your Majesty's mother be poisoned...

who stood up and stopped this?

Yes, sire!

Her death was not only a wish by King Seongjong.

Officials agreed to it and conspired against her.

They were afraid that their help with the Queen's dethronement would be found

so they agreed to have her killed!

Your Majesty!

What insubordination could be worse than this?

So, now His Majesty is...

Since he took revenge for King Sejo in 1498...

now he will take revenge for the dethroned queen.

By the way, the one who stole the letter and burned it is...

Gil Dong's father?

What an odd fate.

[Episode 22]

My dear...

My dear!

- Untie him. - Yes, sir!

Your father dared to kill his master...

then he stole the letter from my mother

and threatened his master?

Now I see...

that insubordination is engraved in your bones and blood.

I will have you killed

and set an example towards eradicating insubordination!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, why would you get the blood of a thief on your hands?

Please give it to me.

I will do it instead!

I will kill him for you, sire.

Yes, you are right.

From this moment, whoever pities him and gives him even a sip of water

- put them in jail right away! - Yes, sire!

Hong Gil Dong...

I will let him slowly dry up right here.

Gil Dong!

Hang in there!

I will make sure to save you!

I will definitely save you.

Dear...

I'm here, my dear.

My dear! I'm here.

I'm here...

Let's go home.

Let's go!

Let's go. Dear...

- Let's go! - Let me go!

- Let's go! - Let go of me!

- Let go of me! - Let's go!

Let go of me!

Sir, please let me out.

- Please let me go! - Don't grab me!

- Please let me go... Please! - What is it?

They were caught trying to give water to Hong Gil Dong.

His Majesty said not to give him even a sip of water.

Release them tomorrow.

Sir! Sir!

Sir, please!

Please let me go!

My dear...

Your Majesty...

all the people saw the horrible sight of Hong Gil Dong

so they probably realized the power of Your Majesty.

If by any chance Hong Gil Dong survives through the ordeal

people will whisper absurd rumors about a child warrior again.

So I thought...

why don't we keep him in jail and use him for another purpose?

The child warrior is dead!

The child warrior was killed by the king!

My goodness, what's going to happen?

Where is Hong Gil Dong?

You're too late. Hong Gil Dong is already dead.

What is going on, sir?

Please help keep him alive.

Pardon?

His Majesty has a plan to use him for something.

If he dies...

His Majesty may become furious.

All of you were right.

Hunting a man?

I did not show the morals of a king.

However...

What about you?

Did you uphold your decorum as vassals?

When I offered you wine recently

someone spilled over half of it.

Is that behavior proper for the expected decorum?

Minister of Rites!

Yes, sire.

You spilled the wine and wet my robe.

It also spilled on the cushion, which did not dry for a long time.

By any chance, do you have contempt for me because I am a young king?

Not at all, sire! How could I possibly--

Lee Se Jwa spilled wine given by the king and wet the royal robe

therefore, his disloyalty is without measure!

Interrogate him and reveal the nature of his crime in every detail!

Your Majesty!

Please reconsider, sire!

Does His Majesty have another reason to punish Lee Se Jwa?

Another reason?

Lee Se Jwa was the one who delivered poison to the dethroned queen.

Your Majesty, please reconsider!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

But Lee Se Jwa only carried out King Seongjong's order!

If His Majesty would mistreat Lee Se Jwa for carrying out King Seongjong's order

how will he treat the officials who didn't stop the poisoning?

His Majesty called in the two concubines of King Seongjong.

Did His Majesty really...

Until now...

I punished severely the ones who spoke of what happens in the palace.

Yes, sire. Please don't worry.

I will make sure that this doesn't leave the palace.

No...

spread the word widely what happened today.

How furious I was...

the officials should know as well.

Grab it.

Grab it!

If you don't beat the thing in the bag to death...

I am going to beat you to death.

- Sire! - Sire!

The things wiggling in these bags...

are not your mothers.

They dared to falsely accuse my mother...

and drove her to her death.

They are just dogs!

So, now!

Beat them to death now!

Beat them to death right now!

- Sire, please spare us! - Sire, please spare us!

Please spare us!

Officials who participated in the discussion of the queen's dethronement

the officials who protested when she left the palace

and the officials who participated in giving her the poision!

Find the record of them and report them to me!

The ones who sited past examples and justified it

the ones who were punished for opposing the dethronement

and the ones who carried out the order of poisoning her!

Separate the list of them and report to me!

Send poison to Lee Se Jwa and Yoon Pil Sang!

Sever the limbs of Lee Se Jwa, Lee Geuk Gyoon, and Yoon Pil Sang

and circulate them everywhere!

Show their heads to everyone in the government

then circulate them through the eight provinces!

Dig up the sites of their houses and make them into wells!

And behead all of their brothers in exile!

For Jung Chang Song, Shim Hoi, Han Myung Hoi, and Jung In Ji

unearth their coffins and crush their bones!

This time, His Majesty will eradicate the ones who humiliated their master.

They are the ones who refered to me as "a visitor" and looked down on me.

You made a big contribution, ma'am.

Not at all, Teacher.

It is all thanks to you.

What happens now is important.

I've devoted all my life to this country.

Now that the ones who had contempt for me are gone...

we should prove our loyalty towards him.

About Mo Ri...

He does have extraordinary strength.

Are you worried that he'll become dangerous like Gil Dong, sire?

Then I will offer him to you...

You can crush his body just like Gil Dong--

There will be no need for that.

Mo Ri only has strength.

He doesn't have useless thoughts like Hong Gil Dong.

Yes, sire.

He eats food when food is given to him.

He barks when he is ordered to bark.

I will release him from jail and make him a servant at the Royal Finance Office.

I... want a bigger hunting ground.

Sir.

I told you to kill Gil Dong, but you let him live?

You dared to go against His Majesty's order

and you dared to deceive me?

He spared my life once

so I spared his life, too.

It will never happen again.

This will become His Majesty's hunting ground.

Pack your stuff and leave as soon as you can!

Leave? Where are we supposed to go?

Beat them!

This can't be happening! This can't be happening!

Heaven! Have you abandoned us?

Have you really abandoned us?

I...

I don't trust human beings.

I believe that human beings are evil to the core.

That is why...

in order to rule those human beings

I believe force is the only way.

I am a politician.

People will whisper that I turned out this way

because I didn't receive enough love since my mother died when I was little.

Sure.

Of course I feel bad for my mother.

But...

that is not the only reason.

I realized a long time ago that people can be ruled only by force.

When the scholars claimed to rule the country by the words of Confucius

from 2,000 years ago, I find them laughable.

Just watch...

how I rule the country.

Is it true that Gil Dong is awake?

He is! I heard it clearly!

- Oh my. - Thank you! Thank you!

It's fine now. It's fine now!

What did I tell you? I told you Gil Dong would be back!

By the way, I heard Hong Gil Dong is awake now.

He is awake?

He was locked up alone without a sip of water

and was left to die...

I don't know what happened, but he didn't die. He woke up.

Is he really a child warrior that survived?

Please enjoy, sire.

He... woke up?

Park Ha Sung was right.

It is better to see him destroyed than to see him dead.

Yes, sire. Of course it is.

I've kept tigers and bears in captivity for hunting before.

But now, instead of a tiger, I can hunt for him.

Gong Ah.

There is no Gong Ah now.

After he left...

Gong Ah died.

I heard His Majesty favors a musician named Nok Su

and enjoys rewarding her with jewelry.

I'm sure she will like it.

Did you become the king's woman?

It is a great fortune that your life was spared.

It's difficult right now because His Majesty is still furious.

If you endure this ordeal...

I will help you leave this place.

Someone's coming!

We are strangers now.

That's right!

I should show Gil Dong to the Hong's gang!

Yes, sire. I will make the arrangement.

Of course... I should.

You can put it down.

Why are you laughing?

- Gil Dong is really awake, right? - Yes!

Have you been only told lies? How many times do I have to tell you?

Then why doesn't he come to see us?

He will come soon. Just wait a little.

We will be out of here soon, so let's be prepared.

That's right! When we get out of here, let's have a big drink!

Keep it quiet!

His Majesty ordered that he be put to work.

Hey, there is another one.

Wow, why is he so destroyed?

What are you doing?

Go and carry the rocks!

Hey, hey... Isn't that...

Isn't he Gil Dong?

Move!

No, I don't think he's Gil Dong.

He's not Gil Dong. Do you think Gil Dong would--

It is Gil Dong! Gil Dong!

What's wrong with Gil Dong's leg?

Elder!

Gil Dong!

Monk...

Elder.

Please get up.

Now.

Get up now!

- Gil Dong! - Don't touch him!

Don't touch the Elder's body!

Elder!

Gil Dong!

Gil Dong! Gil Dong!

- Gil Dong! - Gil Dong!

Gil Dong!

Get up, Elder!

Elder!

Did Gil Dong pull a prank on us?

Gil Dong... can't stand to see his people get hurt.

But he couldn't do anything.

When we were getting beaten that badly...

he couldn't do anything.

Don't say such a thing!

Our Gil Dong... will get up again.

Gil Dong will get up again!

Didn't he pull a prank on us?

Didn't Gil Dong pull a prank on us?

He pulled a prank...

Why was a dog released during the morning meeting?

Someone submitted a petition

for a wild hog's appearance in a palace garden.

Vassals should act as if they haven't heard anything even if they have.

They should act as if they haven't seen anything even if they have.

How dare you come forward and be so chatty?

Is that the right thing to do?

Your Majesty! Their disloyalty is immeasurable

so please interrogate them!

- Interrogate them! - Interrogate them!

How could you abandon us?

[He caused inconvenience to His Majesty over a wild hog incident]

Father!

Father!

Father!

The number of female musicians is still lacking at Jangakwon

and it is not enough to display the power of the king.

Gather the women of beauty and talent and make them the sound of Joseon.

And refer to them as "Heungchung"!

We will execute the order, sire!

Are you going to the palace?

How can I enter the palace?

The king is bringing in the women who are skilled in dancing and singing.

If you're talented, you can enter the palace.

The king cut off all the muscles of Hong Gil Dong's arms and legs

and crushed his bones.

He didn't even give him a sip of water, and dehydrated him to death.

My dear...

I will go see the king.

If... the king really killed my husband...

I...

I will take revenge for my husband.

Is this all?

Courtesans from all eight provinces were summoned

but the number is still lacking...

That's unacceptable.

Whether they are from the noble class or the courtesan's house

all of them are servants of His Majesty.

So why is it that only courtesans can become Heungchung?

Right... Nok Su is right.

Of course, you're my Nok Su.

You may not be able to stop His Majesty

but how can you encourage him?

If you bring in the ladies of the noble class as Heungchung

how will you handle the backlash?

After serving His Majesty for so long

do you still not know him?

Of course you wouldn't know.

You've been ignoring the dark side of His Majesty

and you've only seen him the way you want to.

Even the officials who have been loyal for decades

were struck down simply for spilling wine.

Can you guarantee that something like that won't happen to you or me?

We have to survive.

If anything goes wrong

you and I... could be killed by His Majesty.

I have to survive.

I have to survive...

so that I can save him.

His Majesty will hold a grand feast to celebrate the reign of peace.

This is where you can show off what you have been practicing.

So you must not make any mistakes!

Yes, ma'am.

This is it!

This is the feast of the king!

You are the sound of Joseon!

Sire, this is truly a reign of peace for the first time in 100 years!

This is a reign of peace!

Who on earth was it?

Who did this?

While I was away for a brief moment, the robe--

Who on earth...

Who dared to touch the robe of the king?

Take him to jail.

Sire, please don't put me in jail...

Hurry!

Sire!

Your Majesty!

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

Who did this?

Who on earth did this?

Sire, pray for your fortune from now on.

The fortune of not wearing a robe soaked in poison.

The fortune of not hurting yourself from a broken carriage.

The fortune of not being betrayed by your closest loyal vassals.

More than anything...

the fortune of not being seen by the Elder's people at all.

I killed a lot of vassals recently...

But this is not a punishment from the heavens, is it?

Are you afraid... of the heavens?

You're the son of the heavens.

So what are you afraid of?

That's right.

I am from the heavens.

People say that a child warrior is given by the heavens...

but I am the one given by the heavens.

I can't be compared to the likes of Hong Gil Dong!

That Hong Gil Dong...

Yes, sire.

Bring him to the hunting ground.

It's been a while. Let's chase an animal.

I want to show Nok Su and female musicians...

when I catch him.

Nok Su, I will show you how I catch Hong Gil Dong today.

Now, run away!

Now.

Now!

Let's go!

I'm scared.

When I see His Majesty, I get more scared every day.

Don't cry.

Recently he walked around with Heungchung in the middle of the night.

That's not all.

He told them to find all Heungchung who are pregnant by men outside.

Why would he say so?

Separate all of the pregnant Heungchung?

Yes. I don't know what His Majesty is thinking.

I am scared.

I am scared of His Majesty.

I told you, don't cry.

Now that you're crying...

I am also tearing up.

I am also scared of His Majesty.

Eo Ri Ni...

Run away!

Sire, the animal is right here!

Eo Ri Ni...

You've been caught already...

Eo Ri Ni!

My Eo Ri Ni...

Are you crying right now?

Eo Ri Ni...

Are you that scared of me?

How can you call him a child warrior?

All right...

Let's not do this.

I will show you the world.

You dared to worry about the country and the people as a mere thief?

Do you think you can rule the country with such petty concerns?

See for yourself how the country should be ruled.

Father!

Please, my daughter!

No!

My baby! Please let go of my daughter!

Brother...

I saw Eo Ri Ni.

Eo Ri Ni was crying because she was scared of the king.

Brother...

I've done a lot of bad things in my life.

I took revenge on Prince Choongwon.

I took down thugs while I was selling wine during prohibition

so I got a lot of blood on my hands along the way.

For the reason of helping people who were wronged

I broke a lot of neighbors' legs.

Yes, I got angry a lot.

But, Brother...

Why do I feel sad now, not angry?

The tears of people who lost their houses and families...

look like the tears of our Eo Ri Ni.

They look like Ga Ryung's tears.

They look like Uncle So Bu Ri's tears.

I get upset easily over little things.

So why am I not getting upset now? Why do I only have tears in my eyes?

Brother...

why on earth do I feel this way?

Your Majesty...

you are in such a high place

you couldn't see what is happening down below, right?

If you had known

of course you'd have done something for us. Isn't that so, sire?

I...

I don't trust human beings.

I believe force is the only way.

I am a politician.

I realized a long time ago that human beings can be ruled only by force.

My Gil Dong should go to a wide place.

Go to a bright place.

Become a general and receive a sword from His Majesty!

Father...

If I don't become a general who will receive a sword from the king...

but if I become someone who presents a sword

how would you like that?

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